I Can Gain One Skill Point Per Second

Chapter 936: Chapter 936: The Absolutely Safe Strategy

Stay? Stay my ass.

If it were someone else, Claire would at least argue a few words. But since it was Lin Yi who came, of course he had to hurry up and leave to make room.

"Miss Lu, I’m sorry, I spoke out of turn. I’ll leave right away."

He had just finished speaking when a figure he had never seen before, yet felt extremely familiar with, appeared right in front of him.

Claire was a Blue Star War God Level powerhouse, yet in front of Lin Yi he felt as if he had been ruthlessly seen through, and he couldn’t sense the slightest trace of aura from the young man before him.

"It’s fine. Since you’re a guest who came to visit, then stay and have a meal with us. Just as you said, our Xia is a land of etiquette—how could we possibly drive you away over something so trivial?"

Hearing this, Claire’s eyes instantly reddened with emotion.

He couldn’t imagine that this was actually real. He couldn’t believe he actually had the chance to share a meal with Lin Yi. This was a blessing countless Blue Star people dreamed of yet could never obtain.

"Really? Lord Lin Yi, I can really have dinner with you?"

Heart pounding, hands trembling—after all these decades, this was the first time Claire had ever felt so happy.

Lin Yi nodded.

"Don’t keep calling me ’lord’ this, ’lord’ that. You’re over a hundred years old—you’re my elder. If you call me that, you’ll make me sound old."

When Lin Yi said this, Lin Guodong and Ms. Lin, as well as Mr. and Mrs. Feng Dagang, already had tears in their eyes.

The Lin Guodong couple did hope their child would be capable, yes, but they never wished for their son to carry the hope of the entire Blue Star on his shoulders, to risk his life wandering outside.

They also hoped their child could be an ordinary person and enjoy an ordinary life.

They hadn’t seen him for almost a year, and even for that festival of reunion when every house was lit, Lin Yi had been absent.

Because they were not on the same plane, the Communication Spirit Crystal couldn’t let the two elders see Lin Yi’s face and hear his voice anymore. Seeing him again now, how could they not be moved?

As for Mr. and Mrs. Feng Dagang, they were equally emotional.

They had always felt immense affection for Lin Yi.

Back when Feng Sanyou was still alive, he kept bragging to his parents about how awesome Big Brother Lin Yi was, how he carried him to lie flat and so on.

The way the two elders looked at Lin Yi was no different from how they looked at their own son.

Mr. and Mrs. Feng Dagang had lost a son; they understood better than anyone how hard this moment had been to come by.

"You brat, you still remember how to come home, huh? Usually you seem pretty good at dealing with people, but once you go out, you’re gone for so long and don’t even think to send a bit of news home. If it was inconvenient for you, you could’ve asked Mr. Xu to bring a message back."

Lin Guodong’s smile was full of happiness and tears. His words sounded like scolding, but his tone was filled with heartache.

"I couldn’t help it. I recently got an opportunity, and in order to improve my strength, I had no choice but to go into seclusion for a while."

Lin Yi had just finished speaking when Nangong Ling and Sun Dachuan arrived right behind him.

"Hehe, uncles, aunties, we’re here."

From the way Nangong Ling and Sun Dachuan spoke, it was obvious that they really had often come over to help look after Lin Yi’s and Feng Sanyou’s parents on his behalf.

Seeing new guests arrive, and with Claire still there, Lin Guodong didn’t continue to scold Lin Yi. Smiling, he hurriedly welcomed the two into the house.

Little Lu was very sensible and immediately went off to busy herself with her tasks.

With all the kids gathered, the atmosphere in the room immediately turned warm and cozy.

Before long, fresh ingredients had been bought and brought back. This time, Lin Yi personally took charge in the kitchen, using the Eye of All-Seeing to perfectly control the heat, bringing out the full freshness of the ingredients.

"Ah, thank you, thank you so much!"

"Thank you so much, Mr. Lin Yi."

At the dining table, once he tasted the delicious food, Claire’s mouth never stopped churning out words of praise.

On one hand, he had never before tasted Xia cuisine this delicious. On the other, it was about the people at the table today.

Aside from Nangong Ling and Sun Dachuan, these two top Blue Star powerhouses bearing Taichu and Divine Power, he actually had a chance to sit at the same table as Lin Yi. You could brag about this anywhere on Blue Star and people would freak out, okay.

"I will remember your family’s warm hospitality for the rest of my life."

Words of thanks like this didn’t matter that much to the Lin Guodong couple. What they cared more about was why Xiyue, whom they had long regarded as a daughter-in-law, hadn’t come back with him.

As for this question, Lin Yi answered frankly.

Xiyue had very high expectations for her own strength, so after gaining an opportunity to improve herself, she went into seclusion to raise her strength as quickly as possible.

On this, the Lin Guodong couple could understand.

When venturing outside, strength is the most important thing. You must be able to rely on yourself and absolutely must not rely on others.

Just when Lin Yi thought he could finally eat in peace, Ms. Lin suddenly threw out a heavy question:

Where did that little girl Lin You go?

While Lin Yi was away, Nangong Ling had spent a lot of time chatting with Ms. Lin, and what Ms. Lin asked about the most was her son’s relationship with those two girls.

Xiyue was a living person, a female War God—this Ms. Lin could understand.

But Ms. Lin was still very curious about how to define Lin You.

In the end, after Nangong Ling’s explanation, Ms. Lin learned that Lin You was a summoned being.

But this girl had flesh and blood and her own thoughts; she was also a great candidate for a daughter-in-law, since she was utterly loyal to her son.

"Little Nan told me all about it—this girl follows you around everywhere. As long as you want, you can call her out anytime. So at a big reunion like this, why didn’t you call the little girl out to have a meal with us? That little girl is quite fond of this old lady."

What happened to Lin You, nobody on Blue Star knew.

Even Nangong Ling and Sun Dachuan had jokingly said that Lin Yi was squeezing his employee dry or something. They never expected the smile on Lin Yi’s face to gradually dim.

No one knows a son better than his father.

Noticing that Lin Yi’s expression wasn’t right, Lin Guodong immediately grabbed his wife’s hand, signaling her to stop talking.

The atmosphere quietly shifted. Even Claire, who had been smiling the most, completely put away the joy on his face. He too sensed the sudden change and realized something was wrong.

"Lin You... she’s gone."

Lin Yi’s face was calm, but his tone carried a slight heaviness.

He hadn’t wanted this painful matter to shatter the happiness of the moment, but since his mother brought it up, he could only tell them the truth.

He had thought about telling a white lie.

But lies are always exposed sooner or later. He had to face the fact that Lin You had left him.

So Lin Yi simply stated the truth.

"Half a year ago, when you heard my voice, Lin You had already had an accident. In order to help me..."

Lin Yi shook his head.

"I won’t go into the details. The revenge that needed to be taken, I’ve already taken. I’m not telling you this to sigh or to mourn. I’m telling you this to let you know that the environment we live in is still extremely dangerous. Even with Feng Sanyou paying with his life, Blue Star still hasn’t become absolutely safe."

At this point, Lin Yi raised his head and looked out the window, at the vast, boundless sky.

"If we want absolute safety, we must climb to absolute heights, only then can we protect those who are important in our hearts."